There are plenty of places that melody has been, but I need to know one solid place, and a quote from the story (word by word) to support my answer, with the page number where the quote came from.
The novel is set in a city in Ohio. The novel is set in modern times, in a suburban setting that lends itself well to the suburban family that populates the pages. The setting takes into account modern conveniences, such as electric wheelchairs and laptop computers, that allow the main character to be independent and learn to communicate with others.
The setting of this novel is not as important in place as it is in time. The main character is a young woman with cerebral palsy who cannot communicate in a conventional manner. For this reason, she must find unconventional ways to communicate. By setting the novel in modern times, the author is able to provide for her main character a computer that speaks for her. In this way, the setting of the novel works well with the plot.
